TOPICAL BIBLE
Covetousness
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Habakkuk 2:9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!Haggai 1:4[Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste?Haggai 1:5Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.Haggai 1:6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.Haggai 1:7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.Haggai 1:8Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.Haggai 1:9Ye looked for much, and, lo, [it came] to little; and when ye brought [it] home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.Malachi 1:10Who [is there] even among you that would shut the doors [for nought]? neither do ye kindle [fire] on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:Matthew 6:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:Matthew 6:21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.Matthew 6:25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Matthew 6:31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?Matthew 6:32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Matthew 13:22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.Matthew 16:26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?Matthew 19:16And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?Matthew 19:17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.Matthew 19:18He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,Matthew 19:19Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Matthew 19:20The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?Matthew 19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.Matthew 19:23Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 19:24And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.Matthew 21:12And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,Matthew 21:13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.Matthew 22:1And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,Matthew 22:2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,Matthew 22:3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.Matthew 22:4Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come unto the marriage.Matthew 22:5But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:Matthew 22:6And the remnant took his servants, and entreated [them] spitefully, and slew [them].Matthew 22:7But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.Matthew 22:8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.Matthew 22:9Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.Matthew 22:10So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.Matthew 22:11And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:Matthew 22:12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.Matthew 22:13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Matthew 22:14For many are called, but few [are] chosen.Matthew 26:15And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.Matthew 26:16And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.Mark 4:19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,Mark 7:22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:Mark 7:23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.Mark 14:10And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.Mark 14:11And when they heard [it], they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.Luke 7:14And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare [him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.Luke 12:15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.Luke 12:16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:Luke 12:17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?Luke 12:18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.Luke 12:20But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?Luke 12:21So [is] he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.Luke 12:33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.